In a shocking aviation incident, Lufthansa Flight Flies Without Pilot for 10 Minutes After Co-Pilot Faints Mid-Air. A Lufthansa Airbus A321 flying from Frankfurt, Germany to Seville, Spain, flew without a conscious pilot for nearly 10 minutes on February 17, 2024. The event came to light through an official investigation report released by Spain’s Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC).